In the year 2007 most of the action fans think longingly of the 80s, where names like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Seagal, van Damme and Bruce Willis stood for hard action paired with dry humour. Nowadays, Ex Wrestlers and wanna be cool young actors hardly try to fit in that role. But as a boxoffice surprise hit, Sylvester Stallone convinced the critics with his Rocky Balboa that he “still has it”. What could be more than a logical conclusion to film a sequel of one of the most popular actionmovies of the 80s – under the nonstop action fortelling title LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD?

The entusiasm was early limited by the rumour, that FOX demanded to cut the movie from the, by director Len Wiseman and Bruce Willis favourized, R-Rating down to the more family fitting PG-13. Willis himself was rather furious, he wanted the sequel to be filmed in the tradition of the first one, which was not possible, in his opinion, giving the film a PG-13 rating. The fans though were also furious and started to talk the movie down. Die Hard without violence and swearing could not function, the bad guy Olyphant would be a disaster, McClanes sidekick Justin Long as well, and the action would be anyway direct from the computer.
They should all been prooven wrong, because Live Free or Die Hard is an old fashioned actioner with all its contents. But still the rather gentle graphic violence was still a thorn in the fans eye.

But only a few weeks later the unrated version of Live Free or Die Hard was announced, containing more violence, different dialogues (the for the franchise typically very graphic language) and different scenes.

4:12Dialogue CutTheatrical: "Get out of the car now!"
Unrated: "Get out of the fucking car now!" (Missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

5:18Dialogue CutTheatrical: "Pal, you hold it right there." (sounds alike)Unrated: "Shut the fuck up." (Missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

9:11The Scene, in which Matt opens the Door is cutted slightly different, with an optional Greeting by John.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

11:17Dialogue CutIn the Unrated John yells "Motherfucker!". (Missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

12:21Violence Cut / Cutted SceneThe Thug hits the hood of the car slightly longer; in the Unrated Johns Comment "That's gonna wake the neighbours." and the Thug getting back on his feet are missing.
3 Sec.

12:49Dialogue CutJohn reacts to the loss of his gun with an annoyed "Fuck!" (Missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

13:09Violence Cut / Dialogue CutThe Theatrical cut dims out a bit earlier and a short cut of the other side of the wall is shown, on which the thug falls back. The Unrated Cut shows John pulling the Thug´s head aside with the sound of his neck breaking, commented by John with a loud" Motherfucker!"
No Time difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

16:00Dialogue CutTheatrical: "Grab the gun from the back seat!"
Unrated: "Grab the gun and shoot this motherfucker!!"
No Time Difference

18:25Dialogue CutScene is completely missing. Matt says "What the fuck...?", John responses, as seen in the screenshot "Just breathe." The Theatrical has instead the Shot "Just breathe." one scene before after Matt said "Oh, my god.".
4 Sec.

22:28Dialogue CutDirectly after John saying "Shut up." he adds another "Shut the fuck up." in the Unrated Cut.
1,5 Sec.

24:46Alternative Shots of Bowman in both Versions. In the Theatrical he comments the situation with an additional "We're under attack.", in the Unrated he says nothing.Therefor the Theatrical is a bit longer.
0,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

24:53The Shots of Mai turning around and the Hacker are filmed differently in both versions. (cutted so fast that they are hardly to be recognized).
No Time Difference

26:50A short part of the monologue about the yuppies is missing in the Unrated Cut:: "All those nickels and dimes they saved had meaning. 'Useful idiots', as Lenin would say."
5,5 Sec.

28:47Cutted SceneSome short cuts of the hackers sending the "Video Package" are missing in the Unrated Cut.
4,5 Sec.

30:06Cutted SceneThe Shot of Bowman begins earlier in the Theatrical Cut and is therefore a bit longer.1 Sec.

36:26Cutted SceneAfter Gabriel said Johns Name the rest of the sentence"...you're a timex watch in a digital age." is missing in the Unrated Cut
3 Sec.

36:38Dialogue CutTheatrical: "What you think about that, dickhead?"
Unrated: "How's that sound, fuckhead?"
No Time Difference

36:51Violence CutThe shot, in which the cop gets a gory Shoulder Hit is missing as well as the following Angle (Slow Motion), in which the victim is hit by more Bullets into the upper Body. Blood is splashing on the front shield.
1,5 Sec.

37:23Violence CutThe short cut, in which the cop from the second car gets hit, is missing either.
1 Sec.

41:16Dialogue CutAfter the truck hitted the concrete post McClane screams out "Fuck!"
No Time Difference

41:43Alternative Shot of John walking by the cab.Nothing happens here in the Theatrical cut. The Unrated shows the cab getting hit by another car, which is casually registrated by John as he argues with himself. Therefore the Unrated runs a bit longer.
0,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

42:21The Shot in the Unrated begins considerably earlier. John says "The car's on fire. That could be good."
5,5 Sec.

42:22Dialogue CutTheatrical: "This is not a good idea."
Unrated: "This is a bad fucking idea."
No Time Difference

43:15Dialogue Cut / -ChangeTheatrical: "I was out of bullets."
Unrated: "Hundreds of thousands of people get killed by cars every year. It's just like four more."
The shot of the Unrated runs longer.
3 Sec.

44:41Violence CutThe first Guard gets shot a little longer.(Time Difference >0,5 Seconds not to be mentioned), in the Unrated additionally with an shot trough the guards body.
No Time Differnece

Kinofassung:

Unrated:

44:43Violence CutThe Execution of the second guard shows in the first shot bloody bullet wounds in the Unrated Cut.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

44:44Violence CutSame in the second shot of the guard; additionally he leaves bloodstains as he slides down the car.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

47:46Dialogue CutThe hacker says in an alternative shot "I don't know. It's not responding." in the Theatrical, in the Unrated he says nothing.
No Time Difference

55:12Cutted SceneIn the Theatrical Cut John means in an additional Shot to the comment of Matt, he couldn´t stand it no more that people want to kill him, that he should get used to it.
1 Sec.

56:03Dialogue CutOnly in the Unrated Cut John whispers a"Fucking idiot." (not metioned in Subtitles)No Time Difference

58:45Cutted SceneMatt adds "I'm not that guy." only in the Theatrical Cut, The Shot of John starts therefore in the Unrated Cut a bit earlier while Matt says that.
0,5 Sec.

58:53Dialogue CutThe "Fuck being a hero." was left out in the Theatrical Cut and its being dimed earlier to the shot of John and Matt, while the Unrated Cut has a longer shot of Matt.
No Time Difference

1:00:00Violence CutThe Technican is seen earlier with a bloody hole in his head before being pulled from the chair.
0,5 Sec.

1:00:02Violence CutThe Theatrical Cut shows Mai dropping her Gun and putting the metal case on the desk and opening it in front of clean monitors. The Unrated Cut shows bloodstains on the monitors, resulting from the Headshot a scene earlier. Therefore Mai drops the gun, wipes the monitors with her bare hand and opens the case on the desk afterwards.
1 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:00:09Violence CutThe monitors are also clean, the Unrated shows the bloodstains.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:02:29GewaltzensurThe bullet hole comes in the Unrated with Blood Effect, in the Theatrical Cut without that.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:02:30Violence CutThe second shot of the thug being hit begins in the Unrated a bit earlier and has instead of the Theatrical Cut blood effects, also the point on the doorcase, where the thug had clinged to.
0,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:05:00Dialogue CutIn the Unrated Cut John mumbles a grim "Fuck you, bitch!".
No Time Difference

1:05:05Dialogue CutDuring the drop John yells "Oh fuck!". (missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

1:08:33Dialogue CutAnother "Fuck!" only to be heard in the Unrated Cut. (Imissing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

1:08:34Dialogue CutAfter that he yells "Motherfucker!" as he is being set under fire.
No Time Difference

1:09:20Dialogue CutAfter the Explosion in the elevator funnel John screams out a triumphant "Fuck you, bitch!" No Time Difference

1:13:07John walks through the Door in the Unrated Cut.
2,5 Sec.

1:18:50Dialogue CutThe Sentence "Freddy, get the "fuck up here!" is only included in the Unrated Cut. Therefore the scene runs longer.
4 Sec.

1:23:56Cutted SceneA short cut of Gabriel is missing in the Unrated Cut.
2 Sec.

1:26:02Dialogue CutTheatrical: "What do you think i'm gonna do. I'm gonna kill this guy and get my daughter."
Unrated: "I'm gonna kill this motherfucker and get my daughter back. Or go get my daughter and kill this motherfucker."
No Time Difference

1:26:08Dialogue ChangeThe Rest of the Conversation is different in both cuts; In the theatrical Cur McClane seems to be slightly pessimistic than in the Unrated cut, which is clearly longer here.
7,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:28:51Violence CutThe dispensable Hackers are executed, the Unrated cut shows this with bloody Bullet Wounds.
No Time Difference

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:28:54Violence CutThe last Hacker gets visibly executed with a bloody gunshot and drops down dead from the chair plus another shot of the gunmen lowering his gun.
2 Sec.

1:30:11Dialogue ChangeOnly in the Unrated Cut John says "I gotta get a gun. Keep your eyes open."
No Time Difference

1:30:21Dialogue CutOnly in the Unrated Cut John says "Keep your voice down."
No Time Difference

1:31:59Cutted Scene / Dialogue ChangeThe Dialogue of the black DHS - Driver is changed AND advanced in the Theatrical Cut.The Runing Time of the Unrated Cut is therefore accordingly shorter.
7,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:32:24Dialogue ChangeOnly in the Unrated Cut Bowman says "I'm in charge of the infrastructure, you arrogant prick."
3 Sec.

1:32:43Cutted SceneIn the Theatrical Cut Bowman says "That's brilliant. You two geniuses, stay out of my way." an walks off the screen. The Unrated Cut shows a short alternative Shot of Bowman.
6,5 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:33:26Dialogue CutOnly in the Unrated Cut John names the Thug a "Motherfucker!", while he is pushing him on his chair towards the stairs. (Missing in Subtitles)No Time Difference

1:34:20Cutted Scene / Dialogue ChangeThe Dialogue between Bowman and Molina is changed and advanced in the Theatrical Cut. The Runing Time of the Unrated Cut is therefore accordingly shorter.
7 Sec.

Theatrical:

Unrated:

1:34:48Violence CutAlternative Shot of the Thug while John twists his foot.
0,5 Sec.

1:35:30Violence Cut / Dialogue CutSame as above; furthermore McClanes last comment is not so friendly as in the Theatrical Cut.
Kinofassung: "Don't move now. I'll send a doctor."
Unrated: "Time to take a nap, pal."
No Time Difference